Keyamo announces resolution of visa dispute between Nigeria and UAE.
UAE to lift travel restriction on Nigerians visiting Dubai.
Keyamo reveals resolution during welcome dinner at International Air Transport Association event in Dubai.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, announced the resolution of the visa dispute between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.
He stated that the UAE would soon lift the travel restriction preventing Nigerians from visiting Dubai.
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Keyamo revealed this information during a welcome dinner for delegates attending the International Air Transport Association 80th Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Dubai, UAE.
The visa ban imposed by the UAE on Nigeria was linked to various diplomatic conflicts.
President Bola Tinubu had in August 2023 waded into the dispute between the UAE and Nigeria over the issuance of visas as well as the face-off with Emirates Airlines that had made the carrier stop flights into Nigeria.
At the AGM where over 2000 delegates were seated, Keyamo was accompanied into the hall with the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum amid applause.
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Speaking with journalists on the sideline of the event, the minister said issues relating to visa denial by the UAE had been resolved, adding that what remained was to fine-tune processes for lifting the visa ban.
He said, “The issue of visa has been resolved just the announcement remaining. They want to dot the I’s and cross the T’s. The announcement will be in a couple of weeks.”
Keyamo further stated that his visit to Dubai was necessitated by the need to ensure cordial relationships with countries of the world.
He said, “The UAE is considered as a very important partner in Nigeria. Nigerians have a lot of stakes here in the UAE with a lot of investments. What we are doing is to make sure that we make it easy for millions of Nigerians who have put a lot of pressure on us to ensure that we open up this route again and secondly to make the visa application easier. I am sure you can see the way I was received here. That is to tell you how they value Nigeria.”
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“I was on the same ride with the ruler of Dubai, the Minister and the head of Emirates Group and all the top shots of Emirates. There was no other person given that privilege here; that is to tell you how much they value us and they want Nigeria to see it in that light. They have opened up again to us. They have started to trust us again and I want to say thank you to them. I will take it from here on.”
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